We take the liquid we extract from our barrels, blend it with extra-aged Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey and bottle it at 90 proof to create a premium bourbon with extra depth and complexity. Designed to be enjoyed neat or on the rocks, Jim Beam Devil's Cut has a robust flavor with deep color, aroma and character.

After aging, when the bourbon is dumped out of the barrel, some liquid stays trapped deep inside the wood. This is the “Devil's Cut.” We've made history by extracting it.

We take the liquid we extract from our barrels, blend it with extra-aged Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey and bottle it at 90 proof to create a premium bourbon with extra depth and complexity. Designed to be enjoyed neat or on the rocks, Jim Beam Devil's Cut has a robust flavor with deep color, aroma and character.”

When whiskey is aged some of the liquid in the barrels is lost to evaporation, this is called the Angel's Share, but some soaks into the wood and stays there. Beam has coined this the Devil's Cut; which is where the whiskey gets it name.

This whiskey is the Devil's cut. Jim Beam takes extracts the whiskey from the oak barrels and blends it with Jim Beam Black to create Jim Beam Devil's Cut. Jim Beam Devil's Cut is the same mashbill as Jim Beam Black, but it's 90 proof vs 86 proof and just a couple dollars more expensive.

First they take barrels of whiskey that have been aged for at least 6 years, so they say, and dump them for blending. They then take those barrels and us a proprietary process involving water, mechanical agitation and heat to basically “sweat” the barrels and extract the bourbon from the wood.

90 proof The mixture is bottled at 90 proof (45 % ABV) and the result is a new style of bourbon which they call Jim Beam Devil's Cut.

6 years So how does Jim Beam go about creating their Devil's Cut? First they take barrels of whiskey that have been aged for at least 6 years, so they say, and dump them for blending.

CLERMONT, Ky., May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to push the envelope in the bourbon category, Jim Beam® debuts the latest innovation in its portfolio – Devil's Cut™. The new, premium bourbon whiskey is created using a proprietary process that extracts the liquid trapped inside the wood of the bourbon barrels.

We use a proprietary process that extracts the rich bourbon trapped inside the barrel wood. When ready, we then blend this liquid with extra-aged bourbon and bottle it at 90 proof (45% vol.) for robust, premium bourbon with deep colour, aroma, and character.

6 years First they take barrels of whiskey that have been aged for at least 6 years, so they say, and dump them for blending. They then take those barrels and us a proprietary process involving water, mechanical agitation and heat to basically “sweat” the barrels and extract the bourbon from the wood.

Jim Beam Devil's Cut is wintergreen and mint forward with wood, honey, orange rind, and a little sour corn mash. There is some sweetness, but it's primarily minty from the rye, different than Jim Beam White, which is sweeter with honey. It reminds me of standing in a pine forest in winter, a pleasant thought.